Monday, 29 April 2013

List of Recipients of 13th Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards

Bollywood legends including filmmaker Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna and playback singer Asha Bhosle are among those likely to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards on
April 30 at Bhaidas Auditorium in suburban Vile Parle in Mumbai.

Living legend Asha Bhosle will be honoured
with the Phalke Ratna Award for her continuous
contribution in the field of music for last five decades.

While Late Yash Chopra will be conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for his services to the Indian film
industry, his wife Pamela will
receive the Saraswatibai Phalke Award on
his behalf.

Akshay Kumar will be presented with the best actor award for Rowdy Rathore while his mother-in-law Dimple Kapadia will receive the Phalke Ever Memorable Actor award.

Few more winners of the
13th Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards

• Phalke Best
Supporting Actor Award for Khiladi 786 will be given to Himesh Reshammiya

• Disha
Vakani and Dilip Joshi will be awarded
the best TV actor and actress in
small screen category, for their performances in the popular show, Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma.

• Manoj
Bajpai will get the Phalke Excellent
Performance award for the film Gangs
of Wasseypur, and Irrfan Khan
will receive the Phalke Memorable
Performance Award for Paan Singh
Tomar, while Phalke Versatile Actor
award will be presented to Govinda.

• Phalke Debut
Actor Award will be presented to the newcomer of Bollywood, Arjun Kapoor

• Rajesh
Khanna will be awarded the first
superstar of Indian Cinema Award.

The event is held annually to celebrate Dada Saheb Phalke Jayanti, where most
senior members of various craft of film production sector are honoured by
presenting trophies for their outstanding services to the industry.

A happy Prem Chopra told "Dadasaheb Phalke is the father of film
industry and it is because of him so many people got job in film industry. We
are thankful to him and the Academy to consider me for this award."

Dadasaheb Phalke, the founding father of Indian Cinema, was born on April 30,
1870 at Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in the Maharashtra state of India. Named as Dhundiraj Govind Phalke by his Sanskrit
scholar parents, Phalke developed a passion for creative arts from a young age
and enrolled at the Sir J.J. School of Arts, Bombay in 1885.

India's most
prestigious film award has been named after Dadasaheb
Phalke to honour his path-breaking efforts in Indian cinema.